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Phoebe Bridgers Extends ‘Lost Tour’ With 25 Additional North American Dates in 2027
Anyone who lost out on “Lost Tour” tickets during the initial run of Phoebe Bridgers’ trek through U.S. arenas this fall...
Duran Duran Drummer Roger Taylor Exits Group and Retires Following Tinnitus Diagnosis
Drummer Roger Taylor is leaving Duran Duran and retiring as a musician after a recent tinnitus diagnosis. The band annou...
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Producer Daniel Dreifuss Boards ‘Bloodstained Swan’ From Pipa Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
After more than 20 years in Brazilian film distribution, Alex Levy-Heller’s Rio-based Pipa Pictures is setting up a U.S....
Andrew Garfield to Be Honored With Spotlight Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards
Andrew Garfield will be honored with the Spotlight Award, Actor, at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for his p...
‘El Mal Padre,’ Inspired by ‘a Fear of Facing Fatherhood,’ Unpacked by Director Roberto Bueso
Roberto Bueso’s “El Mal Padre” (“The Bad Father”), a San Sebastian main competition contender sold by Film Factory, mark...
Gkids Acquires U.S. Rights to Cartoon Saloon’s Animated Film ‘Julián,’ Directed by Louise Bagnall and Executive Produced by Zoe Saldaña (EXCLUSIVE)
Gkids has acquired all US rights to “Julian, the new feature directed by Louise Bagnall and executive produced by Zoe Sa...
More Than Half of Video Game Workers Laid Off Over the Past Two Years Are Still Unemployed, GDC Industry Report Finds
One third of video game industry workers say they have been laid off over the past 24 months, and more than half those s...
Dan Hicks, Longtime NBC Sports Broadcaster and Voice of Olympic Swimming, Dies at 64
Dan Hicks, the veteran NBC Sports broadcaster who spent more than three decades calling some of the biggest moments in g...
We’re Dangerously Close to Another #OscarsSoWhite Year. Can Zendaya, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal and More Prevent It?
Few people have noticed yet, but the Oscars could be barreling toward repeating some not-so-great history. In March, Mic...
Gal Gadot Says Skydance Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz ‘Gives Me Hope’ Against Antisemitism: ‘I’m Frightened by How Quickly Hatred of Jews Is Spreading’
Gal Gadot held back tears while honoring Skydance co-CEO Ynon Kreiz at the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Humanitarian Award ...
Cannes Camera d’Or-Winning ‘Ben’imana’ Director Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)
Rwandan filmmaker Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, whose first feature as director, “Ben’imana,” took the Camera d’Or at Ca...
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Spinoff ‘Orange County’ Reheats Influencer Beef With Better Scenery: TV Review
While watching the first spinoff of Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” which transplants the action from Utah to...
Hollywood’s Next Big Deal: Will Netflix Make an M&A Play for NBCU?
David Ellison has knocked out Warner Bros. Discovery, merging it with Paramount into the new Skydance Corp. Now the chat...
International Cinematographers Guild Celebrates 100 Years of Solidarity and Storytelling
The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG), IATSE Local 600, will officially commemorate its 100th anniversary on No...
Former Netflix Exec Grant Hamilton Joins Weinstein Senior LLP as an Associate (EXCLUSIVE)
Former Netflix exec Grant Hamilton has joined law firm Weinstein Senior LLP as an associate. It’s a homecoming for Hamil...
Mariska Hargitay on Filming 600 Episodes of ‘Law & Order: SVU,’ Benson’s New Journey and Revisiting Her ‘Intense History’ With Stabler
Mariska Hargitay is capping off her stellar year with yet another milestone: 600 episodes of “Law & Order: Special V...
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ to Premiere in Shared Reality From Cosm and Disney
The galaxy far, far away is about to get a lot closer. Cosm and Disney have announced a multi-year, multi-film partnersh...
Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy Form a Twisted, Heartfelt Sisterhood in Peacock’s Mystery Thriller ‘The Good Daughter’: TV Review
Last year, Meghann Fahy starred in “Sirens” as one half of a haunted pair of sisters. Fahy’s character resents the way h...
‘KiDnap Game,’ ‘Reboot,’ ‘Punch-Drunk Woman’ Among Nine Japanese Dramas Pitched for Latin American Remakes at Mip Cancun
Japanese broadcasters will pitch nine TV dramas to buyers from across Latin America at MIP Cancun on Nov. 18, looking to...
Thessaloniki Industry Awards: Georgian Road Movie ‘The Crossroad,’ North Macedonian Drama ‘They Bloom at Dawn’ Take Top Prizes
Georgian filmmaker Mari Gulbiani’s politically charged road movie “The Crossroad” and North Macedonian director Angela D...
Disney Unveils ‘Star Wars’ 50th Anniversary Plans: Lego Sets, Hasbro Collections and Immersive Experiences
Disney is preparing to turn the 50th anniversary of “Star Wars” into a yearlong celebration, with a slate of new merchan...
‘Confession’ Review: Rob Lowe and James Franco Add Some Spark to Václav Marhoul’s Deliberately Paced, Sluggishly Talky Drama
Although “Confessions” is based on an original screenplay by Ben Shapiro — the arch-conservative writer whose Daily Wire...
Claes Bang, Emma Mackey, Vicky Krieps and More Join Marion Cotillard in Marrakech Jury
Marrakech Film Festival has revealed the lineup of the jury, which is led by Marion Cotillard, as previously announced. ...
IDFA Head on How ‘You Can See Everything’ Phenomenon Can Pump New Blood Into Theatrical Doc Releases: ‘What Else Would This Audience See?’
It is only fitting that this year’s International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam kicks off on a Friday the 13th. Th...
Tom Holland Says Starring in ‘The Odyssey’ Has Given Him an ‘Ambition to See What Else is Out There For Me’
Tom Holland has starred in two of this year’s biggest-grossing films – “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey” – b...
‘Ghost Soldier’ Review: Jim Caviezel Is a Superheroic Soldier in an Uninspired, Retrograde Actioner
If “Walk Hard” was the parody that made it harder to take seriously subsequent music biopics, “MacGruber” did the same f...
Lei Lei’s Hybrid Doc ‘Vertigo Garden,’ About a Botanist’s AI-Replicated Memories, Lands at Asian Shadows Ahead of IDFA Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
Boutique sales company Asian Shadows has acquired “Vertigo Garden,” the new feature from Chinese filmmaker and animation...
Nicole Kidman to Receive Honorary Cesar From French Film Academy
Nicole Kidman will receive an honorary Cesar at France’s Cesar Awards, with the presentation set for the 52nd ceremony o...
Oliver Laxe on Overcoming His Fears, Making Films as an Act of ‘Prayer’ and Allowing His ‘Wounds’ to Drive Him to ‘Take the Leap’
Oscar-nominated Spanish director Oliver Laxe opened up about the fear, vulnerability and self-doubt that undergird his w...
Bollywood Romance ‘Weekend’ Eyes First Indian Feature Shoot in Russia’s Yakutia as Picture Perfect Signs MoU With Sakhafilm, Saidam Baryl (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian romantic drama “Weekend” is eyeing a shoot in Russia’s remote Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, after produc...
‘The Bureau’ Producer Federation Studios Moves to Recapitalize as Lionel Uzan Succeeds Pascal Breton as President
Federation Studios, the Paris-based group behind French spy series “The Bureau,” is overhauling its finances and leaders...
Russell Brand Documentary From ‘Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story’ Producers Set at Netflix Days After Rape Sentencing
Netflix has unveiled a documentary on Russell Brand, days after the comedian and former actor received a prison term of ...
‘I Play Rocky’ Opens 50th Anniversary Edition of Cairo Film Festival as Chief Hussein Fahmy Looks to the Future
As the Cairo Intl. Film Festival celebrates 50 years since its founding, president Hussein Fahmy wants younger Egyptians...
Berlusconi Family’s ProSiebenSat.1 Earnings Surge on Cost Cuts as TV Advertising Slump Drags Revenue
ProSiebenSat.1, the German media group controlled by the Berlusconi family’s MFE-MediaForEurope, sharply grew its earnin...
EbonyLife Group, Logical African Partners Launch $50 Million Fund to Support African Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)
Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Group and Logical African Partners — the African investment vehicle of France’s Logical Pictures — ...
Jazz Documentary ‘Tokyo in 33 RPM’ Unveiled Ahead of India’s WAVES Film Bazaar (EXCLUSIVE)
“Tokyo in 33 RPM,” a feature documentary about the jazz scene in Japan’s capital, is in the works from director Tanmay S...
‘South Park’ Brings Back Craig and Tweek for ‘Heated Rivalry’-Inspired Episode to Celebrate the Blue Wave
In the fifth episode of “South Park” Season 29, the blue wave swept through the mountain town of South America, making i...
Lionsgate Acquires Alma Har’el’s ‘Wet’ Starring Connor Storrie, Javier Bardem, Odessa A’zion and More
Lionsgate has acquired the North America and UK distribution rights to “Wet,” director Alma Har’el’s latest film, from F...
Keanu Reeves’ ‘Constantine 2’ Gets ‘Renewed Hope’ After James Gunn’s DC Exit, Says Director: ‘People at DC Were an Impediment to Us’
Following the news that James Gunn and Peter Safran are out as co-studio heads at DC, “Constantine” director Francis Law...
Movie Marketing Veteran Gerry Rich on Opening ‘Iron Man,’ Grappling With AI and Maintaining the Human Touch
On today’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, movie marketing veteran Gerry Rich details his new memoir “...
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